Category: The Foundation
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Olympic View Community Foundation Announces Over $36,000 in Scholarships to Clallam County Students
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SEQUIM, WA— The Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF) is proud to announce the distribution of $36,275 in scholarship awards to support Clallam County students pursuing higher education and vocational training. This year’s recipients are entering a diverse range of fields, including healthcare, engineering, culinary arts, education, and the trades. Funding was made possible through the…
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Olympic View Community Foundation Hosts Town Hall For Local Nonprofit Organizations
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SEQUIM, WA— As funding uncertainties continue to impact nonprofits nationwide, the Olympic View Community Foundation is inviting Clallam County nonprofit organizations to a Nonprofit Town Hall on June 13th, 9:00-10:45 AM, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Rd. The event will provide an opportunity for nonprofit leaders to gather over light morning…
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Benjamin N Phillips Memorial Fund 2024 grant cycle announced
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Olympic View Community Foundation and Seattle Foundation are pleased to announce that the 2024 grant cycle of the Benjamin N Phillips Memorial Fund opens Monday, April 15. Again this year, funding requests follow a two-step application process. The first step in seeking grant support is through the submission of a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) through…
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OVCF receives $600,000 D. W. Morse Scholarship Fund
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APRIL 2023 $600,000 SCHOLARSHIP TRUST NAMED FOR PORT ANGELES PIONEER COMES HOME TO CLALLAM COUNTY PORT ANGELES – A $600,000 scholarship fund benefiting Port Angeles High School students will now be administered locally after its recent transfer to the Olympic View Community Foundation in Sequim. Bank of America transferred the assets of the D.W.…
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OVCF’S GIVING TUESDAY CAMPAIGN EXTENDED UNTIL 12-31-2022
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Tuesday Nov. 29, 2022 is Giving Tuesday, a local and national day dedicated to giving, kindness, and charitable donations of time and financial support. Olympic View Community Foundation and the dedicated Clallam County nonprofit sector work together year round to meet the needs of the Olympic Peninsula and improve the quality of life in this beautiful…
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Pet Emergency Group (PEG) for the Olympic Peninsula
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OVCF is the Fiscal Sponsor for the Pet Emergency Group (PEG) for the Olympic Peninsula. We are a group of passionate pet owners living on the Olympic Peninsula who originally connected on Nextdoor (a neighborhood on-line program). The interest and concern about the lack of after-hours emergency pet care became apparent. We formed an operations…
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Olympic View Community Foundation gives $18,000 for scholarship awards
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The Olympic View Community Foundation of Sequim is proud to announce funding of the following 2022 scholarship awards: Sequim Prairie Nights Scholarships: These vocational scholarships are funded by sponsors and registrations for the annual collectors car show held every August in downtown Sequim. There are three $1,000 awards to Sequim High School seniors this year:…
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$1,500 grant to Sequim Farmers & Artisan Market
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The Olympic View Community Foundation was pleased to award a $1,500 grant to the Sequim Farmers and Artisan Market in the summer of 2021. The funds were used for a much needed storage trailer (with vinyl wrap) which is used each Saturday at the market in Sequim. Pictured are staff and board members of OVCF…
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2021 Scholarships Awarded
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OVCF was proud to award the following scholarships to local graduating seniors in 2021: Michael Sindars Memorial Scholarship: – $10,000 awarded to PAHS senior Blake Parker, to study welding at Peninsula College Mary Whitmore Scholarship Fund: – $3,000 to Crescent senior Chloe Mandeville, to study elementary education at Peninsula College – $3,000 to PAHS senior…
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Dec. 1st – Clallam Gives / Giving Tuesday
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Local nonprofits join forces to launch ClallamGives on GivingTuesday to kick off the holiday season November 24, 2020 – Clallam County, Washington This December 1st, dozens of Clallam County charitable organizations will fund raise and garner support for their programs and services on the third annual “Clallam Gives” on Giving Tuesday. Celebrated nationally each…